Liturgy for the
Transgender Day of Remembrance Service 20 November 2016

Transgender people are people whose gender identity does
not fully correspond to that expected by their biological sex. This is an
umbrella term which can beexpressed in different ways.
Transsexuals can be regarded as transgender people who completely identify with
the gender which is opposite to that which is expected by their biological sex.
Gender reassignment is often urgently sought. However it should be noted that
gender reassignment is not considered to be change in gender identity: instead
it is regarded as an action required to correct a biological mistake. As it is a
search for identity, no other behavioural implications are involved.

Gender and sexual variant people are fellow travellers in
their interaction with societies, and the same conflict dynamics occur. However
being transgender is not an indication of sexual orientation. As wide a range of
sexual orientations are found amongst transgender people as those which are
found in society at large.